If this was you, what would you do?

So I have a child in year 1 and my almost 11 month old at home with me and so he comes on all the school runs with me. However, his second nap is at the same time as pick up (3:10 he’s usually just waking up around 3:30-4pm). He doesn’t sleep in the buggy and even when he did last school year, he would wake as soon as at school and the nap would be max 10 mins in the buggy. Never been longer.

I’m trying to get my son to do football after school one night so at least that day I don’t pick him up until 4:30 but what about the other days?

His nap schedule is:
One around 9:15/9:30am (when we get home from drop off) until about 10:30/11am
Second is from around 2/2:30-3:10-30pm

He already goes to bed at 7/7:30… do you think I need to change the whole sleep schedule? My partner has to go to work early so he can’t help more than once a week when he does work from home and even so, I can’t leave baby with him on the days he’s at home because baby is breastfed and only wants to sleep on me

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When do things get easier?

As we entered the 9-12 month stage, my son started crawling and pulling himself up. He also became more clingy and does not play alone, still doesnt sleep through the night, and this week has been sick (so EVERYTHING amplified). I am tired and overwhelmed. Please lie and tell me things get better. 🥺

4 month bed time

What time do you put your babies to bed?
What time do you start your 'routine?'
My LO currently goes to bed around 10.30pm, and I know i need to start bringing it forward. Everytime ive tried, it takes longer for my LO to settle.
We are exclusively breastfeeding. Any advice Mamas?

Colostrum storing?

Has anyone successfully extracted colostrum before the baby’s born? Apparently it gets produced from 16w pregnant and you can start storing it in the freezer but I’m 34w looking at my nipples and the syringes on amazon wondering how it works?? Like what did you use and did it hurt? 🥲

Baby with chronic congestion

Hi everyone! My 1 year has been a congested baby since birth almost. She breathes through her mouth so often that it wakes her up multiple times at night and she cries and screams and then struggles to go back to sleep. She wakes up every 1-3 hours and sometimes can’t go back to sleep for 2-3 hours!!! Piriton is the only thing that seems to help her sleep mostly through the night but I can’t keep giving her that!!
Does anyone have tips as to have I can do or give her? Has anyone experienced? I have no idea when I’ll get an ENT appointment and I have no idea what he can give a 13 mo :( we are desperate for sleep so any tips are welcome!! We have tried steam inhalation, saline drops, vapour rubs and everything off the counter basically!

Combi feeding advice

Has anyone gone from EBF to combi feeding? Currently do one bottle of EBM per night and they one half formula half breast milk mixed in the day. The other times she still feeds on me. Ideally I want to feed all day via bottle and all night with breast. She’s 7 weeks and takes a bottle well, how long should I leave it before adding another bottle to her daily routine?

Showering

What’s everyone putting there wee ones in whilst jumping in the shower? Awake or sleeping.